The Popran National Park is a protected national park tlocated west of the M1 Pacific Motorway in the Central Coast region of NSW, about 56km north of Sydney. The Park is named after Popran Creek which flows through the park.
A loop bushwalk to Big Jims Point in Popran National Park, which offers some nice views over the Hawkesbury River. The walk is mostly on firetrails, but you can add a more challenging side-trip to the Berowra Trig.
An Aboriginal rock art shelter with charcoal and red ochre figures in a shallow shelter near Big Jims Point.
Berowra Trig (established in 1882) is at the end of a long ridge above Bar Point. From the trig point there are expansive views of the Hawkesbury River, Bar Island and Milson Passage.
Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo (and fish) on a rock platfom above Kellys Creek.
Two Aboriginal hand stencils in a small and shallow rock shelter.
Aboriginal engraving of a kangaroo on a long rock platform just above a firetrail
An Aboriginal engraving of a large kangaroo near the Pipeline Trail in Popran NP.
The full list of Aboriginal engraving sites on the Central Coast Aboriginal that were documented by Ian Sim in the “Sim Collection”.
The Olive trig station is hidden in the bush just off the bushwalking track to the top of Mount Olive.
Emerald Pool Falls is a small cascade above Emerald Pool in Popran National Park.